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Step 4: Distinctions Between Selfish and Self-Seeking in AA
Looking for the difference between selfish and self-seeking? Read this…
You Don’t Say (to an addict)
When tied is a good thing.
Tips For Healing Part 3
If I was afraid things were going to get drastically worse for me…
Tips For Healing Part 2
What causes our addictive behavior? Eliminate some of the pain…
Tips For Healing Part 1
Not addicted to a substance? In this article, see how you can think outside the bottles…
Election Reaction and 15 Minute Solution
The very churning of my gut and lack of ability to feel any deep peace are the stereo alarms of my body and heart.
Pause When Agitated?
As we go through the day we pause when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. Pause. Oh, no. Remember I’m a sprinter? Pauses break my […]
Step 1: Raising The White Flag
When I first quit drinking, I had a friend in AA that would wish ‘pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization’ on his drinking buddies.
Step 3: Remodel Me
My most traumatic experience with remodeling isn’t filed in a picture database anywhere …
Step 3: I Swore I’d Never…
What did you resolve that you’d never do when you were a kid?
Step 3: In 2 Deep
What person causes you the most stress no matter what you try?
5 Tips for Choosing a Recovery Sponsor
A guide, a mentor, a friend, a BB Nazi… so many choices!
Grandmas and Sponsors
People who are spiritual are helping others and leading interesting lives. They radiate a life-verve that is attractive.
Get Your Feet Off the Wheel, Buddy!
Who’s in the drivers’ seat?
Finding Someone to Sponsor
Jot these questions in your cell so you’re prepared.
Do You Have the Necessary Tools For Sponsorship?
Should you be a sponsor?
To Quote My Favorite Philosopher, “NIP IT!”
She said, “Heidi, I don’t know why anyone calls you when they’re having problems.”
Google Me Alcoholic
What do you mean, alcoholic?
I GOT THIS!
Really?
Help Me VS Gratitude
What is implied by the ‘help me’?
90 Meetings?
Are we keeping the gate closed?
12 Step Programs Aren’t Therapy
Guess what’s inside this AA meeting!
Relief or Release?
What do you want?
Welcome To Recovery of Action
WHICH WAY?
Whad Ya Mean… Self-Seeking?
Like traveling without any running lights…
Clean Sweep
Pick up a broom and give it a whirl!
Double Overtime
It IS whether you win or lose!
The 12 Step Workout: Use It or Lose It
We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous and free.
Not in My Wheelhouse
After cleaning out my wheelhouse I find I’m a little lonely…
God As We Understood Him
Thinking, learning, figuring things out with my pea brain…
Hashtag Sandy
Just between you and me, I’ve always been a little crazy during and around a full moon….
Step 2: Digging From the Quarry of the Past
When I’m digging into the quarry of the past, I’m entering the insanity of mining my history…
Step 4: Part 8 Talkin’ Trash and Sex
I grew up in the 50s–a time when sex education had not yet been invented.
Anxiety: Part 2 Hey There! Hold On A Sec!
There’s a lot of ‘holding’ going on during the last three points.
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
My life would make a better movie than it does a life.
Step11: Where Are You From?
Possibly behind the presenting question is the thought: “You’re not one of us, are you?” I’m not sure why we react to ‘foreigners’ this way, but it’s human nature to try to align the ‘us’ from the ‘them’. We separate out the locals from the others like sorting through the box of puzzle pieces for the border.
STOP…GO…STOP!
So what do we do if we can’t trust our thinking?
Step 4: Column 3 Buddy Burner Gut Ignites
I’m a Fighter from a long line of Fighters. I don’t know what happens to you when you’re angry…
Step 4: Are You A Friend Among Friends?
I was not. I’m still learning. At one time I thought I had the perfect life but it was built upon the proverbial shifting sand of illusions about myself. The […]
Step 4: Column 2 The Cause Knot
Now that we have the first column naming people, institutions and principles we can move on to the second column. (Refer to the Not Scary Resentments Worksheet of Step 4 in […]
Step 4: Why It Works Like a Sticky Trap For Rats of Resentment
Do you have an inexplicable feeling of pending doom? Do you feel deep down lonely…
Step 4: Column 1 Resentments, The Number One Offender
Take a good look at anything that riles you. What are your pet peeves?
Step 4: Dirty Urchins, Raggedy People and Drunks
Everything was dirty, broken, piled up and rusty. I kept gagging…
Step 2: AA Drifter Returns to the Bunkhouse of Childhood Faith
I have the clearest memory of childhood discussions and a collection of bunkhouse adventures with God. This skinless friend was more real …
Step 3: The Key To Making Decisions
Step 3 is not the action of turning our will and lives over, it’s deciding to do so. Let’s get specific. Which decision making elements do you usually use?
How Did I Set My Password For AA Serenity?
During early sobriety it seemed that all the characters around the table except me had a secret password that allowed them to log into a new life of peace and serenity. I’d never seen anything like these hooligans.
Step 3: Whistling In The Dark
Do I miss drinking? Sometimes. I miss it to the extent that I’m still insane. I was not created for self-destruction but alcohol is a one way ticket to that insanity. It waits.
Step 3: I Can Skip This if I’m a Christian, Right?
The question I should have asked when I dropped into AA was, Is there a difference between step 3 and salvation for a Christian?
Step 11: Do You Meditate In Color?
This is my prayer corner. The colored pencils are from Iowa. I bought them at an art supply store when I started coloring during prayer. Bear with me. I can explain…maybe.
